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EARTHENWARE CHICKEN CURRY-VILLAGE STYLE

EARTHENWARE CHICKEN CURRY -VILLAGE STYLE | CLAYPOT CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE

Bhuvana Devi
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Chicken Curry
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Clay pot
  • Mixer Grinder

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Kg Chicken
  • 2 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Corriander seeds
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Poppy seeds
  • 1 Tomato
  • 8 Dry red chillies
  • ½ Mustard seeds
  • few Curry leaves
  • 10 Shallots
  • 3 Green chillies
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 6 Garlic
  • Required Salt

Instructions
 

PREPARATION

  • Take the chicken pieces with 1 tsp of turmeric powder add enough water and clean it twice, keep it aside 
  • Soak 8 dry red chillies with hot water for 10 min.
  • Dry roast 1tbsp of coriander seeds, 1tsp fennel seeds, 1/2tsppoppy seeds,1/2 tsp black pepper,1/2tsp of cumin seeds.
  • Using a blender/Mixie, Blend all the dry roast spices with soaked red chillies with little water into a smooth paste, keep it aside.
  • Blend the Ginger and Garlic into a fine paste using a blender/Mixie.
  • Slice the green chillies, finely chop the tomatoes, shallots, and keep it aside.

Method

  • Take an earthen pot to heat 2 tbsp of oil, mustard seeds,1/2tsp of cumin seeds, curry leaves.
  • Once the mustard seeds get popped out, add chopped shallots and saute well until the onion turns glossy.
  • Add the ginger-garlic paste, add 2 sliced green chillies, saute well until the raw smell goes away.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and mix well until tomatoes turn soft.
  • Now, add the cleaned chicken, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, salt, mix well.
  • Add the grounded masala paste and mix well.
  • Now, add 1/2cup of water, check for salt, mix well and close with a lid and cook well. (if you want more gravy, add 1/2 more cup of water).
  • (if you still need spicier- add chilly powder)
  • Stir it occasionally and cook well for 10 min, until oil gets seperated.(if you want gravy,at this stage turn off the flame and serve it hot )
  • If you want semi dry Chicken gravy,cook for few more minutes until all the water gets evaporated,turn off the flame and serve it .
  • Yummy spicy EARTHENWARE CHICKEN CURRY -VILLAGE STYLE |CLAYPOT CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE is ready . Serve it with hot steamed plain rice- rasam, hot idly, dosa, chapati, coconut rice, jeera rice, ghee rice paratha.